Politics
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Michelle Obama: 'As a Mother, My Heart Aches'
Michelle Obama: “As a mother, my heart aches”: The first lady penned an emotional letter to those affected by the school shooting tragedy in Newtown, Conn. “As a mother of two young daughters, my heart aches for you and your families. Like so many Americans, I wish there were something — anything — I could…
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Obama's Day, Dec. 21: Sen. Daniel Inouye's Funeral
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2012 In the morning, the President will observe a moment of silence in honor of the victims of the Newtown shooting. This moment of silence is closed press. Later in the morning, the President and the Vice President…
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Obama's Day, Dec. 20: Visiting Wounded Warriors
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2012 The President will attend meetings at the White House. These meetings are closed press. Updated: In the afternoon, the President will travel to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and visit with wounded warriors who are being…
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Obama's Cutest Moment Since the Election?
Obama’s cutest moment since the election? Not that we’re keeping track. But a just-released White House photo shows him pretending (pretty dramatically) to be caught in the web of a miniature Spider-Man (the son of a White House staffer). Argument over Sandy Hook ends in gunfire: An eastern-Missouri man is charged with armed criminal action…
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Obama: Time Magazine's Person of the Year
It’s not the first time Time magazine has put President Obama on its Person of the Year cover. Back in 2008 he earned the honor after his historic victory. Today Managing Editor Richard Stengel explains in a blog post why four years in the White House and a second-term win make the president an “architect…
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Obama's Day, Dec. 19: Talking About Newtown Tragedy
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2012 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. At 11:45AM, the President will deliver a statement in the Brady Press Briefing…
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What Became of the Hip-Hop Politicians?
(The Root) — During the Congressional Black Caucus legislative week in 2004, there was a fundraising reception held for a young black politician from Chicago who hoped to represent his state in the U.S. Senate. The honorary chairs of the fundraiser were Reps. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), Harold Ford Jr. (D-Tenn.), Artur Davis (D-Ala.) and…
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Obama's Day, Dec. 18: Meeting With Secretary of Defense
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2012 In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. In the afternoon, the President will meet with Secretary of Defense Panetta in the…
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Gun Control: Ask Shooting Victim's Mom
(The Root) — America the beautiful, with all its celebration of democratic freedoms, has become a place where children are gunned down in their first-grade classrooms, and teenagers are killed walking home with Skittles and iced tea. The latest blight on the nation’s social consciousness is a massacre of unconscionable proportion: A lone gunman, identified…
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Tim Scott: The No. 2 Black Politician?
(The Root) — Poised to begin his second term as head of state and leader of the free world, there’s really no question that Barack Obama — the nation’s first African-American president — remains the most important and influential politician in America, regardless of ancestry. Now, though, the second-most-important black politician in the land might…